UTC is 0-13 away from McKenzie Arena and 0-8 in SoCon road games and has lost those games by an average of 8.3 points. It's the only team in the conference without a road win in league play. After all, the team with the worst overall record, The Citadel, won at UTC on Saturday.

"We're going over there to win a basketball game," coach John Shulman said. "It would be nice to win two. It would also be nice to collect on all the games we should have under our belt."

UTC is locked into the No. 6 seed from the North Division for the SoCon tournament. Furman can move up to fourth from the South with a win and a little help to overtake the College of Charleston.

"They have all of their bigs back from last year, and they are big, talented and they have quick guards," Shulman said. "They just have young guys on the perimeter. But they're good. They pressure and throw it in to [Brandon] Sebirumbi.

"They'll play us just like they did in the tournament last year."

"I've never been part of a team that's lost so many close games," senior Omar Wattad said. "I still believe this team can win four games in four days."

Wattad is referring to playing four games in the SoCon tournament on a neutral court in Asheville beginning March 2.